Biology:Agrionoptera insignis allogenes
| Red Swampdragon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Agrionoptera |
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| Subspecies: | A. i. allogenes
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| Trinomial name | |
| Agrionoptera insignis allogenes | |
Agrionoptera insignis allogenes known as the red swampdragon is a subspecies of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.[2] It is found in Australia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and possibly New Caledonia.[3]
The usual habitat of Agrionoptera insignis allogenes is in the vicinity of shaded ponds, creeks and swamps. It is of medium size (wingspan 70mm, length 40mm), with prominent yellow and black markings on its synthorax, and a reddish or orange abdomen with a black tip. The frons is a bright metallic green. Its range in Australia is from the top end of the Northern Territory, across northern Australia to midway down the east coast of New South Wales.[4] The species has not yet been assessed in the IUCN Red List, but is listed in the Catalog of Life[5]
Gallery
Male from above
Female face on
Yellow mouth parts
Female wings
Male wings
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See also
- List of Odonata species of Australia
References
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- ↑ Tillyard, R.J. (1908). "On some remarkable Australian Libellulinae. Part ii. Descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 33: 637–649 [641]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39830895.
- ↑ "Subspecies Agrionoptera insignis allogenes Tillyard, 1908". Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Agrionoptera_insignis_allogenes.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101028100057/http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- ↑ Theischinger, Gunther (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO Publishing. p. 260. ISBN 0-643-09073-8.
- ↑ Catalog of Life: Red Swampdragon
Wikidata ☰ Q20685847 entry
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